Buchteln (from Czech , pl. , also in German: pl., sing. ; also , , ), are
sweet rolls made of enriched
yeast
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dough, filled with
powidl,
jam
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, chocolate, ground
poppy seed
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s or
quark
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, brushed with butter and baked in a large pan so that they stick together and can be pulled apart. The traditional buchtel is filled with powidl. Buchteln may be topped with vanilla sauce, powdered sugar or eaten plain and warm. Buchteln are served lukewarm, mostly as a breakfast pastry or with tea. In the 19th century they could be boiled similar to
dumplings
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.
The origin of the buchteln is the region of
Bohemia
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, but they also play a major part in the
Austrian
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,
Slovak,
Slovenian
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, and
Hungarian cuisine
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. In
Bavaria
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buchteln are called ''Rohrnudeln'', in
Slovenian
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''buhteljni'', in
Serbian ''buhtle'' or ''buhtla'', in
Hungarian ''bukta'', in
Kajkavian
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''buhtli'', in
Croatian ''buhtle'', in
Polish
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* Poles
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''buchta'', and in
Czech
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** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
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''buchta'' or ''buchtička'', in
Lombard ''Buten''. In
Romania
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, in the
Banat region, are called ''bucte''.
File:Homemade Buchteln served with vanilla sauce.jpg, Homemade buchteln served with vanilla sauce
File:Hausgemachte Buchteln.jpg, Freshly baked, homemade buchteln
See also
*
Gibanica
Gibanica ( sr-cyr, Гибаница, ) is a traditional pastry dish popular all over the Balkans. It is usually made with cottage cheese and eggs. Recipes can range from sweet to savoury, and from simple to festive and elaborate multi-layered ...
*
Milk-cream strudel
The milk-cream strudel (Viennese: ''Millirahmstrudel'', German: ''Milchrahmstrudel'') is a traditional Viennese strudel. It is a popular pastry in Austria and in many countries in Europe that once belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867–1 ...
*
Palatschinke
Palatschinke (or palaccinka, plural palatschinken) is a thin crêpe-like variety of pancake of Greco-Roman origin. While the dessert is most common in South and West Slavic countries, it is also generally known in other parts of Central and Eas ...
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Buchteln – sweet yeast dumplings, incl. recipeBosnian buhtle recipe
Czech cuisine
Austrian cuisine
Slovenian cuisine
Bavarian cuisine
German desserts
Hungarian desserts
Sweet breads
Yeast breads
Foods with jam
Stuffed desserts
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